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They revealed Travis' stunning entry to the contest has become one of the most liked and viewed photographs they have ever released.

The agency recently became a web hit with its incredible photos, gaining over 40,000 followers on its Instagram page in the process.

The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide and a mile deep. It was created at least 17 million years ago as the Colorado River and its tributaries sliced through layer after layer of rock cutting their channels while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted.

Stunning: Stars over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The national landmark is one of the seven wonders of the world

Wonder of the world: The Grand Canyon was created 17 million years ago as the Colorardo River and is is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide and a mile deep

Home for many: For thousands of years, the canyon has been inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements in the canyon and in caves

Intrepid traveller: John Wesley Powell led the first expedition down the Grand Canyon in 1869. He was the first to call it the Grand Canyon